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accession number:	2005.145.182.a
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The Flagellation (folio 182 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper; sheet: 26.2 x 15.3 cm (10 5/16 x 6 in.); image: 22.3 x 13.3 cm (8 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.182.a

title:				The Flagellation (folio 182 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier
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creation date:			1602–4
creation date earliest:		1602
creation date latest:		1604
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627)
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, color, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Sheet: 26.2 x 15.3 cm (10 5/16 x 6 in.); Image: 22.3 x 13.3 cm (8 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

	title:		Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115
	opening date:   2019-12-02T05:00:00
	<i>Prince Salim's Life of Christ (Manuscript Rotation) - Gallery 115</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (December 2, 2019-July 1, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	An Indian family in Great Britain, whose grandfather brought the manuscript to England in the 1930s or 1940s
	date: before 1930s–2005
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	(Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 2005
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2005–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	O’Malley, John W., Gauvin A. Bailey, and Giovanni Sale. <em>The Jesuits and the Arts, 1540-1773</em>. 1st English ed. Philadelphia: Saint Joseph’s University Press, 2005.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 355, fig. 10.42
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	Beach, Milo Cleveland, Eberhard Fischer, B. N. Goswamy, and Jorrit Britschgi. <em>Masters of Indian Painting</em>. Vol. 1. 1100-1650. Zurich, Switzerland: Artibus Asiae Publishers, 2011.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 138, fig. 19; p. 144, fig. 8
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	Carvalho, Pedro de Moura, and W. M. Thackston. <em>Mirʼāt al-quds (Mirror of holiness): a life of Christ for Emperor Akbar: a commentary on Father Jerome Xavier's text and the miniatures of Cleveland Museum of Art, Acc. no. 2005.145</em>. Leiden: Brill, 2012.
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	Amaladass, Anand, and Gudrun Löwner. <em>Christian Themes in Indian Art : From the Mogul Times till Today</em>. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers &amp; Distributors, 2012.
	page number: 	p. 50, 2/23
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	Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie. “Art and Stories: Dazzling paintings and luxurious objects tell tales from Mughal India.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em> vol. 56, no. 4 (July/August 2016): 5-7.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 7; Mentioned: p. 6.
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2016-04

	Gommans, Jos J. L. <em>The Unseen World: The Netherlands and India from 1550.</em> [Amsterdam] : Rijks Museum: Uitgeverij Vantilt, 2018.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 217, fig. 3.46
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